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Kansas
Department of Health & Environment
Bill Graves, Governor
Clyde D. Graeber, Secretary

October 17, 2000

Contact: Sharon Watson, 785-296-5795

Jayhawk Fine Chemicals Corporation Cited for Hazardous Waste Violations

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued an administrative order assessing a $22,400 civil penalty against Jayhawk Fine Chemicals Corporation, 8545 SE Jayhawk, Galena, for violating state hazardous waste regulations.

A Notice of Compliance/ Non-Compliance issued by KDHE staff during a February 17, 2000 inspection gave the company 45 days to return to compliance. Jayhawk Chemicals did not return to compliance until August 11.

The violations documented in the inspection included, but were not limited to:

• storing hazardous waste in open containers;

• storing acidic and alkaline hazardous waste in the same secondary containment area;

• storing hazardous waste in a leaking container;

• failure to retain daily tank inspection records;

• failure to mark hazardous waste storage tanks and satellite containers with the words "Hazardous Waste";

• failure to retain a complete contingency plan; and

• failure to properly test and inspect tanks before using them to store hazardous waste.

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